tdesvn/src/svnqt/shared_pointer.h

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#ifndef SVNTQT_SHARED_POINTER_HPP
#define SVNTQT_SHARED_POINTER_HPP

#include "svnqt/smart_pointer.h"

/*!
 * \file shared_pointer.h
 * \brief shared pointer adapter
 * \sa smart_pointer.h
 */

namespace svn
{

template<class T> class SharedPointer;

/*!
 * Data container for svn::SharedPointer
 */
template<class T> class SharedPointerData:public ref_count
{
    friend class SharedPointer<T>;
protected:
    //! The protected pointer
    T*data;
public:
    //! Constructor
    /*!
     * Take ownership of pointer dt
     * \param dt the data to wrap
     **/
    SharedPointerData(T*dt){
        data = dt;
    }
    //! Destructor
    /*!
     * Release content data
     */
    ~SharedPointerData() {
        delete data;
    }
};

//! Shared pointer adapater
/*!
 * Implements a thread safe reference counter around any pointer.
 * This class takes ownership of data, eg., last reference will delete
 * the data it inspects.
 */
template<class T> class SharedPointer
{
    typedef SharedPointerData<T> Data;
    Data*data;

    //! count down reference of data and release if it was the last share
    void unref(){
        if (data) {
            data->Decr();
            if (!data->Shared()) {
                delete data;
            }
            data = 0;
        }
    }
public:
    //! empty constructor
    SharedPointer():data(0){}
    //! copy constructor
    /*!
     * \param p Data to increase reference for
     */
    SharedPointer(const SharedPointer<T>& p)
    {
        if ( (data = p.data) ) data->Incr();
    }
    //! assignment constructor
    /*!
     * Take ownership of data pointer t
     * \param t data pointer to store inside
     */
    SharedPointer(T*t)
    {
        data = new Data(t);data->Incr();
    }
    //! destructor
    /*!
     * decrease reference, if reference == 0 release data
     */
    ~SharedPointer()
    {
        unref();
    }

    //! assignment operator
    /*!
     * \param p Data to increase reference for
     */
    SharedPointer<T> &operator=(const SharedPointer<T>&p)
    {
        // we always have a reference to the data
        if (data==p.data) return *this;
        unref();
        if ((data=p.data)) data->Incr();
        return *this;
    }
    //! assignment operator
    /*!
     * \param p Data to increase reference for
     */
    SharedPointer<T> &operator=(T*p)
    {
        if (data && data->data==p) {
            return *this;
        }
        unref();
        data = new Data(p);
        data->Incr();
        return *this;
    }

    //! access operator
    /*!
     * Use this operator with care!
     * \return pointer to wrapped data
     */
    operator T*()const       {return data->data;}
    //! access operator
    /*!
     * \return reference to wrapped data
     */
    T& operator*()           {return *data->data;}
    //! access operator
    /*!
     * \return const reference to wrapped data
     */
    const T& operator*()const{return *data->data;}
    //! access operator
    /*!
     * \return pointer to wrapped data
     */
    T*operator->()           {return data->data;}
    //! access operator
    /*!
     * \return const pointer to wrapped data
     */
    const T*operator->()const{return data->data;}

    //! Bool operator
    /*!
     * \return true if content set and not a null-pointer, otherwise false
     */
    operator bool () const { return (data != 0 && data->data != 0); }
    //! Bool operator
    /*!
     * \return true if content set and not a null-pointer, otherwise false
     */
    operator bool () { return ( data != 0 && data->data != 0 );}

    //! Negation operator
    /*!
     * \return true if content not set or a null-pointer, otherwise false
     */
    bool operator! () const { return (data == 0 || data->data == 0); }
    //! Negation operator
    /*!
     * \return true if content not set or a null-pointer, otherwise false
     */
    bool operator! () { return (data == 0 || data->data == 0); }
};

}

#endif